Dragon-Sized Dividends

When investors look towards Asia, they generally do so from a growth point of view. After all, the region's exploding populations, expanding middle classes and conservative government accounting is helping spur new infrastructure investment and creating the consumers of tomorrow. Overall, the continents long term promise is great and investors that capitalize on this growth will be rewarded. However, given the market's recent uncertainty and global sell-off, many investors are worried about that growth in the short term. Luckily, Asia is more than a one-trick pony.

Despite being viewed strictly as a capital gains engine for portfolios, Asia has historically been an income seekers dream. Asian equities have traditionally yielded between 75 to 100 basis points more than U.S. stocks. Currently, stocks of Asian companies outside of Japan have an average dividend yield of over 3%. What's more impressive is the dividend growth rates for these stocks. Data analyzed by Bloomberg found that Asian dividend growth outpaced both the United States and Europe on an annual basis.

Source: Investopedia

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